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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T08:39:34+00:00 2026-06-09T08:39:34+00:00

i understand what there is a difference between id’s and class’s – ids and

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i understand what there is a difference between id’s and class’s – ids and ment to be given to a unique item, and class’s and like tags, they can be given to multiple items..

but why do you need to have both, in the past i used to write everything using #id (this was when i was new to writing html and didnt know any different) and the code still worked.. would not have been 100% valid but still worked.

i know now using html5 you can define areas differently, but for this im not talking about using html5

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    2026-06-09T08:39:36+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 8:39 am

    Imagine if you had a load of buttons that looked the same on the page. Would you want to repeat yourself numerous times in your CSS? Or use a class and write it once.

    This is applicable in any case of the same styling on different elements.

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